Primary and secondary care service use and costs associated with frailty in an ageing population: longitudinal analysis of an English primary care cohort of adults aged 50 and over, 2006-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty becomes more prevalent and healthcare needs increase with age. Information on the impact of frailty on population level use of health services and associated costs is needed to plan for ageing populations.

Aim

To describe primary and secondary care service use and associated costs by electronic Frailty Index (eFI) category.

Design and setting

Retrospective cohort using electronic health records. Participants aged ≥50 registered in primary care practices contributing to the Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, 2006-2017.

Methods

Primary and secondary care use (totals and means) were stratified by eFI category and age group. Standardised 2017 costs were used to calculate primary, secondary and overall

SUBMITTER: Fogg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10857897 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature